After her parents were brutally murdered and she was kidnapped for 88 days, 13 year old Jayme Closs escaped. Barron County police are praising her for helping lead them to arrest the single suspect.
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BARRON, Wis. – The man arrested in the Jayme Closs case is identified as Jake Patterson by authorities and neighbors who lived in the same Eau Claire Acres enclave in the Douglas County town of Gordon.

Jayme was found by a neighbor late Thursday afternoon and Patterson, 21, was arrested a short time later after law enforcement swarmed the enclave of about 20 small homes.

Patterson was arrested by a Douglas County sheriff's deputy who spotted a car described by Jayme a short time after she was rescued.

Patterson is in custody in Barron County, authorities said at a morning news conference. He is being held pending charges of first degree murder and kidnapping.

The neighborhood where Jayme was found remained blocked off by police Friday morning.

Neighbor Daphne Ronning said Patterson's parents moved to the home about 15 years ago and that Jake and his brother were raised there and attended Minong High School. The parents moved to another home once the boys became older, but Patterson and his brother continued to use the town of Gordon home.

"We had some problems with them when they were teenagers - we caught them siphoning gas," Ronning said. "My husband talked with them and there was never anything else."

Jayme Closs(Photo: Courtesy of the Barron County Sheriff's Department)

Ronning said she wasn't aware that Patterson was living in the house and had not seen Closs around.

Jayme vanished early Oct. 15 when Barron County sheriff’s deputies, responding to a 911 call, found the door to her family’s home near Barron kicked in. Her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were shot to death.

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Signs welcoming Jayme Closs back are displayed on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Signs welcoming Jayme Closs back are displayed on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Signs welcoming Jayme Closs back are displayed on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

News television trucks are parked outside the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

A "prayers for Jayme" ribbon is displayed at the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald listens to questions during a press conference at the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks during a press conference at the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Microphones are setup for a press conference at the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks during a press conference at the Barron County Sheriff's Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald holds up a photo of the suspect in custody for allegedly kidnapping Jayme Closs during a press conference at the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald gets emotional during a press conference at the Barron County Sheriff's Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald smiles as Diane Tremblay, Superintendent of the Barron Area School District talks about Jayme Closs being found during a press conference at the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Microphone cables hang from the podium during a press conference at the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks during a press conference at the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Community members listen as Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks during a press conference at the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Members of the media attend a press conference as Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks regarding Jayme Closs at the Barron County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Barron, Wis. Douglas County officials found 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Thursday near the northern Wisconsin town of Gordon. Jayme had been missing since Oct. 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise, 46, were found shot to death in their home outside Barron. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

A blockade set on the street of Eau Claire Acres Circle near the property where Jayme Closs was found Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, on Eau Claire Acres Circle in Gordon, Wis. T'xer Zhon Kha/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

A "Tree of Hope" for teenager Jayme Closs is seen outside her school, Riverview Middle School in Barron, Wis, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Closs disappeared in October after her parents were killed inside their home. She was found Thursday, Jan. 10 in a town about an hour's drive away after approaching a woman walking her dog, saying she'd been held against her will. Jeff Baenen, AP

The home where teenager Jayme Closs lived with her parents is seen Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in Barron, Wis. Closs, who went missing in October after her parents were found dead, was found alive Thursday afternoon, Jan. 10 in the small town of Gordon, Wis. Jeff Baenen, AP

A construction vehicle parks on County Road Y near near the scene where Jayme Closs was found Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, on Eau Claire Acres Circle in Gordon, Wis. T'xer Zhon Kha/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Jayme, a student at Riverview Middle School in Barron, had not been seen or heard from since then until Thursday when she approached a woman in the Town of Gordon after escaping from a home, identified herself and asked the woman to call 911.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office confirmed on its website that Jayme was found in Gordon at 4:43 p.m. and a suspect was taken into custody at 4:54 p.m. Late Thursday, investigators blocked all streets leading to a cabin in the 14100 block of South Eau Claire Acres Circle as they combed for evidence, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.

Gordon is about 40 miles south of Lake Superior and about 65 miles north of Barron, Jayme’s hometown. The town is home to about 645 people in a heavily forested region where logging is the top industry.